What Will Jan 6 Hearings Look Like? Committee Hired EX ABC Exec To Produce

Washington, D.C. -- The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will work with a former ABC News executive to produce live hearings this Thursday.

James Goldston is a former President of ABC who ran "Good Morning America," “20/20,” and "Nightline." According to Axios, he joined the Jan. 6 committee as an "unannounced adviser."

He is reportedly producing the hearing "as if it were a blockbuster investigative special." The Jan. 6 committee will broadcast the hearings during prime time programming at 8 pm EDT, but many of the hearings will occur during the day as well.

Goldston's goal is to make the hearings irreverent and informative. It will focus on informing people who do not follow the updates and news surrounding the investigation. Information the committee will present during the hearing includes previously unseen footage, photos, and clips from untelevised but recorded hearings.

The Jan. 6 committee obtained 1,000 depositions and interviews, and there will be more. It also obtained over 140,000 documents and 472 tips from the committee's online tip line.

An online live stream of the hearings will be public from the Jan. 6 committee's website and on its social media platforms. CSPAN will also likely cover parts of the hearings as well.

The hearings set for broadcast on Thursday will occur from a House office building. CNN reports that at least two individuals close to former Vice President Mike Pence may appear at the hearings. Pence’s former chief counsel Greg Jacob and former federal Judge J. Michael Luttig also received invites.

Marc Short, Pence's former Chief of Staff, may also testify. News broke this week from The New York Times that he alerted the Secret Service about threats to Pence’s safety ahead of Jan. 6.

Fox News announced that the network will not televise the hearings and instead proceed with regularly scheduled programming for Thursday. It is the only network that formally announced it will not air the hearings. However, Fox News clarified that the network will talk about them "as warranted,” according to the Washington Post.